| It has been said that leaders do the right thing and | | | | span many aspects of business. |
| managers do things right. While this is a subtle | | | | While organization plays a crucial role within the |
| distinction between leaders and managers, in | | | | management ranks, leadership and the ability to lead |
| business, it can be the determining factor between | | | | people must not be taken for granted. A leader can |
| failure and success. Unfortunately, it is one that often | | | | be thought of as someone who provides direction in |
| goes disregarded. Typically, the term management | | | | an effort to influence people to follow a certain |
| refers to the actions involved in four common | | | | direction. Managers are individuals who are able to |
| functions of business: planning, organizing, leading and | | | | motivate by using a variety of well established |
| coordinating of resources. In order to better | | | | methods such as facilitation, coaching, mentoring, |
| recognize and fully appreciate the functions of a | | | | directing, and delegating. Managers that have the |
| manager and how they operate, one must first | | | | ability to lead do so with a wide variety of styles. A |
| understand what the basic functions of management | | | | great leader must be able to evaluate his or her |
| are. | | | | resources and leverage them accordingly. |
| Whether the system is an organization, department, | | | | In today's business market, managers are in high |
| business or project, the planning process typically | | | | demand. The world has an endless amount of work |
| includes similar activities that are carried out in some | | | | to be done and needs all the help it can get; |
| sort of sequential order. Often, a plan is implemented | | | | however, one must remain cognizant of the fact that |
| in a cautious and well defined manner. Part of the | | | | management is not simply a job, but rather an art |
| planning process involves some sort of organizational | | | | form. Globally, people can be managed in a similar |
| behavior. Organizing is typically viewed as activities | | | | fashion. The skills of a superior manager remain the |
| utilized in an effort to collect and configure resources | | | | same across board. If one can master the four |
| in order to implement plans in an efficient fashion. | | | | management functions of planning, organizing, leading |
| The role of an organizer involves a broad set of | | | | and coordinating of resources, their opportunities are |
| activities, and is often though of as one of the major | | | | endless. |
| functions of a successful manager. Organization can | | | | |